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Welcome back to HNR season three as Doc and Dave cover the weekly HORROR MOVIE NEWS on Gruesome Magazine. This week, we have news about Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN, Blumhouse's upcoming WOLF MAN, Richard Dreyfuss returning to the shark movie genre, and more. Please let us know which news item interests you the most and, please, like and subscribe. Every click will help us find more horror fans just like you!

HORROR MOVIES NEWS for JANUARY 9, 2024 Blumhouse and Universal add Julia Garner to WOLF MAN opposite Christopher Abbott

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/julia-garner-wolf-man-christopher-abbott-blumhouse-universal-1235862813/

Jacob Elordi replaces Andrew Garfield in Guillermo Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN for NETFLIX

https://deadline.com/2024/01/jacob-elordi-frankenstein-guillermo-del-toro-1235697452/

RIP David Soul star of SALEM'S LOT and STARSKY & HUTCH

https://deadline.com/2024/01/david-soul-dies-starsky-hutch-star-80-1235695784/

Richard Dreyfuss heads off another great white in INTO THE DEEP

https://thedailyjaws.com/blog/jaws-actor-richard-dreyfuss-heads-into-the-deep-in-new-shark-film

As Steamboat Willie enters public domain, prepare for MICKEY'S MOUSE TRAP

https://deadline.com/2024/01/mickey-mouse-horror-movie-trailer-mickeys-mouse-trap-1235693579/

A New Exorcism movie coming our way titled SHADOW OF GOD

https://deadline.com/2024/01/terrifier-coven-exorcist-horror-movie-shadow-god-mark-obrien-jacqueline-byers-1235695694/

"Oral sodomy?… Well, that's why it's a small town… Yeah, we'll look into it. Thank you for calling." Say what? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they confront the over-the-top effects, excellent acting, and confusing story in The Beast Within (1982).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 249 – The Beast Within (1982)

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A young woman gets raped by a mysterious man-creature, and years later her son begins a horrific transformation into a similar beast.

• Directed by: Philippe Mora
• Writing Credits: Tom Holland (screen story and screenplay by); Edward Levy (novel by)
• Produced by: Harvey Bernhard, Gabriel Katzka
• Music by: Les Baxter
• Cinematography by: Jack L. Richards (director of photography)
• Special Makeup Effects: Thomas R. Burman (created and designed by)
• Selected Cast:
  • Ronny Cox as Eli MacCleary
  • Bibi Besch as Caroline MacCleary
  • Paul Clemens as Michael MacCleary
  • Don Gordon as Judge Curwin
  • R.G. Armstrong as Doc Schoonmaker
  • Katherine Moffat as Amanda Platt (as Kitty Moffat)
  • L.Q. Jones as Sheriff Pool
  • Logan Ramsey as Edwin Curwin
  • John Dennis Johnston as Horace Platt
  • Ron Soble as Tom Laws
  • Luke Askew as Dexter Ward
  • Meshach Taylor as Deputy Herbert
  • Boyce Holleman as Doc Odom
  • Natalie Nolan Howard as Court Clerk
  • Malcolm McMillin as Gas Station Attendant
  • Fred D. Meyer as Workman

In the early 1980s, producer Harvey (The Goonies, The Lost Boys) Bernhard purchases an unfinished novel by Edward Levy and hires Tom (Fright Night, Child's Play) Holland – his first feature film credit – to write the screenplay (from scratch). He follows this up by scooping up Philippe Mora, the talent behind Communion and The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (cue blank stare), to direct. The result is the often maligned creature feature The Beast Within (1982) featuring Paul Clemens, Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Don Gordon, R. G. Armstrong, Katherine Moffat, L. Q. Jones, Logan Ramsey, Luke Askeew, John Dennis Johnston, Meschach Taylor, and Ron Soble. While the make-up effects by Thomas R. Burman (Prophecy, Altered States) are collectively praised, the premise received far more disparagingly negative critiques. Now it is time for the Grue Crew to settle the score. Is it a schlocky disaster or a grotesque cult-classic?

At the time of this writing, The Beast Within is available for streaming from Tubi and as PPV from Amazon and AppleTV. The film is available on physical media in Blu-ray format from SHOUT! Factory.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode's film, chosen by Grue Crew for their sestercentennial episode (that's 250th, Grue Belivers), will be Gremlins (1984), with guest host Ralph Miller who is one of the effects artists who worked on the film as part of Chris Walas' crew. This should be fun!

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"You have the manners of an alley cat." On the other hand, alley cats would be an improvement, right? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr – as they take in Death Game (1977). Some have called it a cult classic, but is that what the Grue Crew call it?

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 205 – Death Game (1977)

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Two crazy women seduce and then torment a businessman in his plush San Francisco home.

• Directed by: Peter S. Traynor (as Peter Traynor)
• Written by: Anthony Overman; Michael Ronald Ross; Colleen Camp (uncredited), Sondra Locke (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Sondra Locke as Agatha Jackson
  • Seymour Cassel as George Manning
  • Colleen Camp as Donna
  • Beth Brickell as Karen Manning
  • Michael Kalmansohn as Deliveryboy
  • Ruth Warshawsky as Mrs. Grossman
  • David Worth as George Manning (voice) (uncredited)

What better way to celebrate the holidays than by examining the late Seventies feature Death Game (1977)? Actually, almost everything would be better. For those brave at heart, join the Grue Crew as they share their thoughts on the film recently remade as Knock Knock (2015) by Eli Roth. The film stars Sondra Locke, Colleen Camp, and Seymour Cassel. Directed by Peter S. Traynor, is the film filled with complex social commentary or gratuitous exploitation?

At the time of this writing, Death Game is available to stream from Shudder, AMC+, and Flix Fling. The film is available on physical media as a 2-disc Blu-ray from Grindhouse Releasing.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Bill, will be The Vampire Lovers (1977). They just can't get enough of Hammer!

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"The brain has many functions as you know. One is storing millions of facts, associations, and habits in… I call it a memory bank with millions of tiny deposit boxes. … I have only been successful in opening one deposit box which holds one particular memory." This theory sounds a lot more scientific when uttered with a German accent. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they chill with Herbert J. Leder's The Frozen Dead (1966).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 167 – The Frozen Dead (1966)

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ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https://classicscifichannel.com/; https://classichorrorchannel.com/; https://wickedhorrortv.com/

Dr. Norberg, a Nazi scientist, attempts to revive frozen Nazi soldiers at his English lab so that the Third Reich can rise again, 20 years after the end of World War II. His flawed, thawed Nazis lead Norberg to reduce his niece's best friend to a living head as part of the Nazi plot.

• Writer/Director/Producer: Herbert J. Leder
• Production Design/Art Direction: Scott MacGregor
• Selected Cast:
  • Dana Andrews as Dr. Norberg
  • Anna Palk as Jean Norberg
  • Philip Gilbert as Dr. Roberts
  • Kathleen Breck as Elsa Tenney
  • Karel Stepanek as Lubeck
  • Basil Henson as Tirpitz
  • Alan Tilvern as Essen
  • Ann Tirard as Mrs. Schmidt (as Anne Tirard)
  • Edward Fox as Prisoner No. 3
  • Oliver MacGreevy as Joseph
  • Tom Chatto as Inspector Witt
  • John Moore as Station Master
  • Charles Wade as Porter

This episode's film has a talking, severed head with telepathic powers; a wall of arms ready to strangle anyone who comes near; a room of frozen Nazis waiting to be defrosted; and a mad-scientist hatching devious plots. What else do you want in your 1960s sci-fi/horror feature? With all this and more, The Frozen Dead (1966) is silly; it's absurd; it features Dana Andrews hamming it up. Yet, it offers an entertainingly dumb 90 minutes of goofy no-good nonsense.

At the time of this writing, The Frozen Dead is available for streaming on YouTube.

Here are the other Classic Era episodes based on movies that include the involvement of Herbert J. Leder:

• IT! (1967) – Episode 6 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era
• FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958) – Episode 166 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Daphne, is The Reptile (1966)! Yes, it's Hammer time again. Although Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee are absent, Michael Ripper pitches in with help from some other Hammer regulars to make this a "memorable" experience.

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at [email protected]

To each of you from each of them, "Thank you so much for watching and listening!"

"December 8th, 1:46 A.M. Researcher and principal psychometric subject about to embark on sexual experiment number 517A; hopefully will be opening up a channel to Neil Gallagher; experiment may utilize various sexual aids and certain assorted apparatus; descriptions to follow." Uh, what kind of puppets are these? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they delve into the still-growing Puppet Master franchise with the one that kicked it all off: Puppet Master (1989)!

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 248 – Puppet Master (1989)

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André Toulon, a puppet maker, one day discovers an old Egyptian formula able to create life and decides to use it to give his puppets life. The Nazis covet this knowledge and, in desperation, Toulon commits suicide. Some years later, four psychics visit a former colleague who suddenly commits suicide. Along with his widow, they uncover the secrets of the Puppet Master.

• Directed by: David Schmoeller
• Writing Credits: David Schmoeller (screenplay by) (as Joseph G. Collodi); (story by) Charles Band, Kenneth J. Hall, J.S. Cardone (uncredited)
• Produced by: Charles Band (executive producer); Hope Perello (producer)
• Music by: Richard Band
• Puppet Effects Created by: David Allen Productions
• Selected Cast:
  • Paul Le Mat as Alex Whitaker
  • William Hickey as Andre Toulon
  • Irene Miracle as Dana Hadley
  • Jimmie F. Skaggs as Neil Gallagher
  • Robin Frates as Megan Gallagher
  • Matt Roe as Frank Forrester
  • Kathryn O'Reilly as Carissa Stamford
  • Mews Small as Theresa (as Merrya Small)
  • Barbara Crampton as Woman at Carnival
  • David Boyd as Man at Carnival
  • Peter Frankland as Assassin #1
  • Andrew Kimbrough as Assassin #2
  • Ed Cook as Pinhead (voice)
  • Linda Cook as Leech Woman (voice)
  • Tim Dornberg as Tunneler (voice)
  • Bert Rosario as Blade (voice)
  • Michael Laide as Jester (voice)

Just what the Grue-Crew ordered (or maybe just Crystal), killer puppets!!! Charles Band and the merry band of misfits – Blade, Jester, Pinhead, Tunneler, Leech Woman, Shredder Khan, and Gengie – scream and slice for airtime in this first entry in the Puppet Master series. Originally intended for a summer theatrical release, the film skipped wide audiences for the booming direct-to-video market… and became an instant franchise, spawning 14 sequels and crossovers… and counting.

At the time of this writing, Puppet Master is available for streaming from the Full Moon Channel, Peacock, Shudder, and Tubi as well as PPV from Amazon and Redbox. The film is available on physical media in Blu-ray format as a stand-alone disc or as part of various boxed sets from Full Moon Entertainment.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode's film, chosen by Chad, will be The Beast Within (1982). It should be interesting when the Grue-Crew go talkabout with this one.

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"How do you go about killing a machine? It's too heavy to hang and it's too big to put in the gas chamber." Firing squad? Ole Sparky? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr – as they return to the boob tube for another memorable, made-for-TV, horror movie from the 1970s: Killdozer (1974)!

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 204 – Killdozer (1974)

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After being possessed by a strange force in a meteorite it unearths, a giant bulldozer goes berserk and begins attacking the construction crew.

• Director: Jerry London
• Writing Credits: Theodore Sturgeon & Ed MacKillop (teleplay); Herbert F. Solow (adaptation); Theodore Sturgeon (novella, Astounding Science Fiction, Nov 1944)
• Selected Cast:
  • Clint Walker as Lloyd Kelly
  • Carl Betz as Dennis Holvig
  • Neville Brand as Chub Foster
  • James Wainwright as Dutch Krasner
  • Robert Urich as McCarthy
  • James A. Watson Jr. as Beltran

Look out, Duel (1971). Move over, The Car (1977). Talk to the hand, Maximum Overdrive (1986). ABC TV's Killdozer (1974) is here to rule! Well, best intentions, eh? Based on a story by acclaimed writer Theodore Sturgeon, though he had little to do with the final script (according to the author's account), this is the tale of a mysterious invisible force that possesses a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer to chase and mow down the cast (Clint Walker, Neville Brand, Carl Betz, Robert Urich, James Wainwright, James A. Watson Jr.) on a remote island off the coast of Africa. Originally criticized as being outlandish – not too far from the truth – the film has gained a following over time and has since become considered a cult classic. Often recommended by Patreon members and Decades of Horror fans, it's finally time for the Grue-Crew to chime in with their thoughts.

At the time of this writing, Killdozer is available to stream from Plex. The film is available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Kino Lorber Studio Classics.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Chad, will be Death Game (1977), starring Sondra Locke, Collen Camp, and Seymour Cassel. Death Game was remade in 2015 as Knock Knock, directed by Eli Roth and starring Keanu Reeves. How does the original hold up?

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"I'm a doctor, colonel, not a detective! There's nothing like this in the books!" No, this isn't Star Trek's Bones talking, but it is from a 50s sci-fi/horror classic. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr along with guest host Dave Dreher – as they try to keep their brains from being sucked out by the Fiend Without A Face (1958).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 166 – Fiend Without A Face (1958)

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ANNOUNCEMENT Decades of Horror The Classic Era is partnering with THE CLASSIC SCI-FI MOVIE CHANNEL, THE CLASSIC HORROR MOVIE CHANNEL, and WICKED HORROR TV CHANNEL Which all now include video episodes of The Classic Era! Available on Roku, AppleTV, Amazon FireTV, AndroidTV, Online Website. Across All OTT platforms, as well as mobile, tablet, and desktop. https://classicscifichannel.com/; https://classichorrorchannel.com/; https://wickedhorrortv.com/

A scientist's thoughts materialize as an army of invisible brain-shaped monsters – complete with spinal cord tails – terrorize an American military base.

• Director: Arthur Crabtree
• Writers: Herbert J. Leder (screenplay); Amelia Reynolds Long (original story: "The Thought Monster;" Weird Tales, March 1930)
• Executive Producers: Richard Gordon, Charles F. Vetter
• Special Effects by:
  • Peter Neilson (special effects)
  • Flo Nordhoff (special effects: Ruppel & Nordhoff) (uncredited)
  • Karl-Ludwig Ruppel (special effects: Ruppel & Nordhoff) (uncredited)
• Selected Cast:
  • Marshall Thompson as Major Cummings
  • Terry Kilburn as Capt. Chester (as Terence Kilburn)
  • Michael Balfour as Serg. Kasper
  • Gil Winfield as Dr. Warren
  • Shane Cordell as Nurse
  • Stanley Maxted as Col. Butler
  • James Dyrenforth as Mayor
  • Kim Parker as Barbara Griselle
  • E. Kerrigan Prescott as Atomic Engineer (as Kerrigan Prescott)
  • Kynaston Reeves as Prof. Walgate
  • Peter Madden as Dr. Bradley
  • Meadows White as Ben Adams (as R. Meadows White)
  • Lala Lloyd as Amelia Adams
  • Robert MacKenzie as Const. Gibbons
  • Launce Maraschal as Melville

The Grue Crew welcome Dave Dreher as guest-host to review the sci-fi/horror 50's monster flick, Fiend Without a Face (1958). The tagline promises "New Horrors! Mad Science Spawns Evil Fiends!" and the stop-motion animation of the fiends – a brain with antennae and a spine – delivers the goods. The script is based on Amelia Reynolds Long's 1930s short story, "The Thought Monster," originally published in Weird Tales magazine. A modern remake has been promised in recent times but remains as invisible as the fiends in the first two-thirds of this British B-movie classic.

At the time of this writing, Fiend Without a Face is available for streaming from the Criterion Channel, AMC+, and PPV on Amazon and AppleTV. It is also available on physical media as a DVD from the Criterion Collection.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Jeff, is The Frozen Dead (1966), written and directed by Herbert J. Leder and starring Dana Andrews and iced Nazis. Yes, it's back-to-back Leder!

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at [email protected]

To each of you from each of them, "Thank you so much for watching and listening!"

"Well, would you care to walk around in the scene with your schlong hanging out? Only in your case, darling, it would be a 'schlort.'" Who says this movie isn't funny? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr – as they try to decipher the movie within the movie depicted in Return to Horror High (1987).

Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 247 – Return to Horror High (1987)

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In the early 1980s, a series of gruesome murders occurred at Crippen High School. A few years later, a film crew uses the now-abandoned Crippen High as the set for a film, but an uninvited guest makes an appearance on the set.

• Director: Bill Froehlich
• Writers: Bill Froehlich (as Bill Froelich), Mark Lisson, Dana Escalante, Greg H. Sims
• Selected Cast:
  • Lori Lethin as Callie Cassidy / Sarah Walker / Susan
  • Brendan Hughes as Steven Blake
  • Alex Rocco as Harry Sleerik
  • Scott Jacoby as Josh Forbes
  • Andy Romano as Principal Kastleman
  • Richard Brestoff as Arthur Lyman Kastleman
  • Al Fann as Amos
  • Pepper Martin as Chief Deyner
  • Maureen McCormick as Officer Tyler
  • Vince Edwards as Richard Birnbaum
  • Philip McKeon as Richard Farley
  • Panchito Gómez as Choo Choo
  • Michael Eric Kramer as Donny Porter
  • Marvin J. McIntyre as Robbie Rice (as Marvin McIntyre)
  • George Clooney as Oliver
  • Remy O'Neill as Esther Molvania
  • Darcy DeMoss as Sheri Haines
  • Cliff Emmich as Dillon
  • Willie Etra as Mangled Face / Hatchet Face (as Will Etra)
  • George Fisher as Masked Figure
  • Dexter Hamlett as Freddie
  • Joy Heston as Becky
  • Frank Kniest as Camera Assistant
  • John Mueller as Jimmy
  • Alison Noble as Jeanine
  • Kristi Somers as Ginny McCall
  • Larry Spinak as Peter

It's time to head back to horror school with Return to Horror High (1987), a spooky spoof on slasher films. What is this film about? Well, that'd be telling, wouldn't it? The bizarre narrative and goofy hijinks have the Grue-Crew scratching their heads with its 'mayta' and 'paradig'em' references. (Go, Bill!) Regardless of all the shenanigans, the results are fun if often confusing.

At the time of this writing, Return to Horror High is available for streaming from Hoopla and Tubi, and as PPV from multiple sources.

Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode's film, chosen by Crystal, will be Puppet Master (1989), the first of Charles Band's still-growing franchise.

Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans – so leave them a message or comment on the Gruesome Magazine Youtube channel, on the Gruesome Magazine website, or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"She who is buried here shall henceforth have no name, shall cease to exist in the minds of man as she has ceased to exist in life." Well, she has a name and she is remembered. Not much of a curse, ay? Join your faithful Grue Crew – Doc Rotten, Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Jeff Mohr – as they take in the last, but not least, of the four Hammer mummy films, Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971), sadly sans Peter Cushing or Christopher Lee.

Decades of Horror 1970s Episode 203 – Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

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An archaeological expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magical powers. Her spirit returns in the form of a young woman and strange things start to happen.

• Director: Seth Holt, Michael Carreras (uncredited)
• Writing Credits: Christopher Wicking (screenplay); Bram Stoker (from the novel by; The Jewel of Seven Stars, 1903)
• Selected Cast:
  • Andrew Keir as Fuchs
  • Valerie Leon as Margaret / Tera
  • James Villiers as Corbeck
  • Hugh Burden as Dandridge
  • George Coulouris as Berigan
  • Mark Edwards as Tod Browning
  • Rosalie Crutchley as Helen Dickerson
  • Aubrey Morris as Doctor Putnum
  • David Markham as Doctor Burgess
  • Joan Young as Mrs. Caporal
  • James Cossins as Older Male Nurse
  • David Jackson as Young Male Nurse
  • Jonathan Burn as Saturnine Young Man
  • Graham James as Youth In Museum
  • Tamara Ustinov as Veronica
  • Penelope Holt as Nurse
  • Sunbronze Danny Boy as Tod's Cat

Once again, it is time to revisit a Hammer Horror entry from their 1970s features. This time, the Grue-Crew follow dismembered hands and devious archeologists as they confront the resurrection of the evil Egyptian Queen with no name. By the way, her name is Tera. Shhhh… don't tell. Andrew Kier does an admirable job stepping in for Peter Cushing (after only a day's shooting) to lead the heroic defense alongside the beautiful Valerie Leon against the Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971).

At the time of this writing, Blood from the Mummy's Tomb is available to stream from Wicked Horror TV and various PPV sources. The film is available on physical media as a Blu-ray from Shout! Factory.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1970s is part of the Decades of Horror two-week rotation with The Classic Era and the 1980s. In two weeks, the next episode, chosen by Jeff, will be Killdozer (1974), based on the 1944 Theodore Sturgeon novella and starring Clint Walker, Carl Betz, Robert Urich, and Neville Brand. You asked for it! Really. You did.

We want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1970s podcast hosts at [email protected].

"How can I do me dance without me legs?" Or how can you be a pickpocket without your arm? Dr. "Schtein" doesn't seem to care. Join this episode's Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in the second of Hammer's Frankenstein films: The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 165 – The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)

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Having escaped execution and assumed an alias, Baron Frankenstein transplants his deformed underling's brain into a perfect body, but the effectiveness of the process and the secret of his identity soon begin to unravel.

• Directed by: Terence Fisher
• Writing Credits: Jimmy Sangster (written by); Hurford Janes (additional dialogue by); George Baxt (additional dialogue) (uncredited)
• Produced by: Michael Carreras (executive producer); Anthony Hinds (producer); Anthony Nelson Keys (associate producer)
• Music by: Leonard Salzedo
• Cinematography by: Jack Asher (director of photography)
• Editing by: Alfred Cox
• Production Design by: Bernard Robinson
• Makeup Department: Philip Leakey (makeup artist) (as Phil Leakey)
• Selected Cast:
  • Peter Cushing as Doctor Victor Stein
  • Francis Matthews as Doctor Hans Kleve
  • Eunice Gayson as Margaret Conrad
  • Michael Gwynn as Karl (New Karl)
  • John Welsh as Bergman
  • Lionel Jeffries as Fritz
  • Oscar Quitak as Dwarf (Original Karl)
  • Richard Wordsworth as Up Patient
  • Charles Lloyd Pack as President
  • John Stuart as Inspector
  • Arnold Diamond as Molke
  • Marjorie Gresley as Countess Barscynska (as Margery Gresley)
  • Anna Walmsley as Vera Barscynska
  • George Woodbridge as Janitor
  • Michael Ripper as Kurt
  • Ian Whittaker as Boy
  • Avril Leslie as Girl

It's Doc's choice of films for this episode, so it should be no surprise the film chosen is the Hammer/Peter Cushing classic The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958). A rare event for Hammer, this feature is a direct sequel to its predecessor, The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), beginning with Victor Frankenstein escaping the guillotine. A dastardly chap, that Frankenstein. A new series of shenanigans begins as Frankenstein, now known as Doctor Stein, continues his experiments. A surprisingly serious take on the character and Shelley's story follows Peter Cushing's Doctor Frankenstein instead of Christopher Lee's Monster. Check out what the Grue Crew shares about this fantastic early Hammer horror entry.

At the time of this writing, The Revenge of Frankenstein is available for streaming from multiple PPV sources. It is also available on physical media as a Blu-ray in the Hammer Films – Ultimate Collection, a 20-film set from Sony.

Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Chad, is Fiend Without a Face (1958)! The Grue Crew can't wait!

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